Tous believes Barca will hold advantage over rivals after Club World Cup

Julio Tous is a world reference in physical preparation. The current head of the department at Barcelona under Hansi Flick, he has worked for a decade with Antonio Conte, at Juventus, Chelsea, Inter and the Italian national team. In the first part of an exclusive interview with Sergio Levinsky, he reviews the latest football news for Flashscore.

Flashscore: After such a successful season for Barca, is there a Flick method or a Tous method?

Tous: "There is a Barcelona method, you could say a Barca method as well, which I think should be talked about because Barcelona is a city that has traditionally been characterised by innovation. 

"So, obviously, the spearhead, let's say, is Barca as an exemplary professional club, almost unique in the world, with the number of sports sections it has.

"There are two intersecting paths, what already existed in Barcelona and a coaching staff led by Flick, who comes with some ideas, obviously, from Germany, which creates a fantastic synergy.

"So, for me, that would be the most remarkable thing this season. In other words, suddenly when we start talking to Flick from the working group, we understand each other immediately, and he says: 'Go ahead, whatever you need, no problem'. 

"But, let's say, of those of us who train the players, this is probably one of the causes that has had the greatest impact, isn't it? That synergy between a, let's say, German culture with the culture of the Barcelona school or the Barça school."